Donna Dobbin

Utata Member

Testimonial

A long time ago, David Byrne of the Talking Heads said, "The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I use my faults to an advantage."

So here is Denim, telling gorgeous stories through cheap plastic lenses, expired film and found negatives -- stories that are more resonant, more true, than if they had been shot through a clear lens. Her work -- primarily photos of the everyday -- has the cool, nostalgic distance of the toy camera, occasional bursts of emotional saturation, and the surprising power of shooting through sunglasses.

Testimonial written by Carl Johnson